Rain-shield for windows.



C. E. MARTIN.

RAIN- SHIELD FOR WINDOWS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 3, 1913.

1,077,730. Patented N0v.4,1913.

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RAIN SHIELD FOR WINDOWS. APPLIUATION FILED APR. 3, 191a.

1,077,730. Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

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RAIN-SHIELD FOR WINDOWS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed April 3, 1913. Serial No. 758,666.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. MARTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented anew and useful Rain-Shield for Windows, of which the following is a specification.

I The invention relates to improvements in rain shields for windows.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of rain shields for windows, and to provide a simple, inexpensive and efficient shield of strong and durable construction, adapted to be easily and quickly adjusted to an open window without the use of nails, screws or'other similar fastening devices, and capable of effectually excluding from a room rain, snow, hail, sleet, and the like, and of permitting perfect ventilation and adapted at the same time to protect the occupants of a room from strong direct drafts.

A further object of the invention is. to provide a shield of this character, adapted for use at the top and bottom of a window, and capable of being conveniently employed in connection with an ordinary window shade for darkening the room without interfering withthe proper ventilation of the same.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. I

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective View of a window provided at its upper and lower portions with rain, shields, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the frame of the rain shield shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Figs. 4: and 5 are plan views, showing other forms of frames. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective View, illustrating the construction of the hook for engaging the window. Fig. 7 is, a similar view, showing another form of hook. Fig. 8 is a detail view of the tension deviceof the flexible connection.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the rain shield comprises in its construction an open frame 1 and a fabric covering 2 of canvas, or any other suitable material, which may be treated with any suitable water proofing compound to render it sufliciently impervious to water to adapt it for use in the construction of the rain shield. The open frame 1, which is designed to be constructed of stout wire or any other suitable material, is approximately rectangular being composed of spaced sides and top and bottom connecting portions, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The fabric covering is stretched on' the open frame and its marginal edges aresecured to the. frame by stitching, or any other suitable means.

The rainshield, which is arranged in an inclined position, may be used at the top and bottom of a window, and when arranged at the top of the window, the upper edge of the shield is placed against the window frame 8 at the top thereof, and the shield is fulcrumed at an intermediate point between its top and bottom on or against the window frame or casing and is adjustably connected at the bottom by a cord 4 or other flexible connection with the top of one of the window sashes 5, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2' of the drawings. hen the rain shield is placed at the bottom of the window, its upper portion fits against one or both of the sashes 5, and its lower portion is connected with the window sill 6 by the adjustable cord 4, which is adapted to be placed under the necessary tension to securely maintain the rain shield in proper position. 7

In the form of invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, the sides of the open.

forms a pivotal interlocking connection between the rain shield and the window frame, and the lateral projections 7 of the sides of the rain shield may be readily engaged with the guides or runways of the window frame by introducing the shield between the sides of the window frame at an angle and then turning it laterally to its proper inclined position when the lateral projections are opposite the sash guides or runways 8.

The frame 1 i provided below or beyond the lateral projections 7 with intermediate lateral extensions 9, formed by angular bends and providing shoulders 10, which are adapted to fit againstthe outer vertical edges 11 of the window frame, and against the adjacent brick work or other masonry, or the framework of a wooden structure. This enables the rain shield to fit snugly the window frame and the walls beyond the window frame. The frame 1 may also be provided with outer lateral extensions 12, when it is desired for the rain shield to extend laterally beyond the window and fit against the outer face of the 'wall 13, as clearly shown in 1 of the drawings.

The frame 14, illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, is provided with lateral projections 15 and lateral extensions 16, the lateral extensions illustrated in Fig. 3 being on1it ted. The lateral projections 7 of the frame 1 may also be dispensed with, and in the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 5, the frame 17, which illustrates the simplest form of the invention, is provided with lateral extensions 18 forming opposite shoulders 19, which are adapted to fit'against the outer vertical edges of the window frame and fulcrum the rain shield thereon.

The frame 1 is provided at the bottom with an inwardly or upwardly extending eye 20, which is secured to one end of the cord 4:, and the other end is looped and is secured to a slidable tension block 21, having a perforation 22 through which the cord passes, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The loop 23 of the cord is linked into an eye 2% of a hook 25, constructed of stout wire or other suitable material and composed of divergent shanks 26 having approximately L-shaped engaging portions 27, adapted to fit the upper portion of the upper window sash, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The block 21 is operable in the well known manner by sliding it along the cord to take up the slack thereof and place the rain shield under the desired tension, but any other form of invention and any other suitable flexible connection may be employed for this purpose.

In practice the hook 25 will be provided with a uitable fabric covering 28 to prevent it from scratching or otherwise marring the woodwork. Instead of constructing the hook, as shown in Fig. 6, a hook 29 having contiguous shan is may be employed, and the terminals 30 of bills 31 may be bent laterally in opposite directions to provide a relatively wide engaging portion, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 7 of the drawings. Either form of hook may be employed, and it is adapted to engage either the top of a sash or the window sill at the inside or outside of the same.

The rain shield is preferably arranged at an angle or inclination of forty-five degrees, but it may, of course, be set at any other desired angle, and when applied to an open window, it is adapted to effectually exclude the weather and at the same time permit free ventilation, and it will enable windows to be left open with perfect safety in both fair and stormy weather and will obviate the trouble and inconvenience of rising during the night and closing windows in event of a storm occurring after the occupants of a house have retired. As the eye 20 of the bottom of the'frame extends inwardly and upwardly, the flexible connection is arranged beneath the lower portion of the shield and is not exposed to the weather so that water cannot collect on it and run along the cord and thereby drip e.

Instead of employing a rain shield consisting of an open frame and a covering of flexible material, the rain shield may be constructed of solid materlal, such as wood,

sheet metal, papier mach, or any other suit- When constructed of solid able material. material, the latter will be cut or otherwise shaped to provide a rain shield of the form shown in the drawings, and the eye or loop The inclined rain shield while 20 may consist of a screw eye when wood or some similar material is used, and a separate loop may be soldered to the underside of the rain shield one half an inch or so from the edge when metal is employed in the construction of the shield.

hat is claimed is 1. A shield of the class described adapted to be arranged at an inclination in an open window with its upper portion fitted against the same and provided at an intermediate point between its top and bottom with means for engaging a window at opposite sides thereof to fulcrum the shield thereon, and means for connecting the lower portion of the shield to a portion of the window.

2. A shield of the class described adapted to be arranged at an inclination in an open window with its upper portion fitted against the same and provided at an intermediate point between its top and bottom with means for engaging a window at opposite sides thereof to fulcrum the shield thereon, and

an adjustable flexible connection attached to and extending from the lower portion of the shield and provided with a hook for detachably engaging a portion of a window.

3. A shield of the class described adapted to be arranged in an inclined position in an open window with its top portion fitted against the same, said shield being pro vided at opposite sides with lateral projections located at an intermediate point between the top and bottom of the shield and arranged to extend into the guides or runways of the window frame, and means for connecting the lower portion of the shield with a portion of a window.

4. A shield of the class described adapted to be arranged in an inclined position in an open window with its upper portion fitted against a portion of the window, said shield being provided with means for engaging the window frame and having outer lateral extensions projecting beyond the window and adapted to fit against the exterior of a wall.

5. A shield of the class described adapted to be arranged in an inclined position in an open window with its top portion fitted against a portion of the said window, said shield being provided with intermediate and outer lateral extensions arranged to fit against the outer edges of the window frame and the outer face of a wall at points beyond the window frame.

6. A shield of the class described adapted to be arranged at an inclination in an open window and including a substantially rectangular open frame composed of spaced sides provided with laterally extending loops or bends to engage the guides or runways of a window frame, and a covering of flexible material secured to the said frame.

7. A shield of the class described adapted to be arranged at an inclination in an open window and including an open frame composed of spaced sides provided with laterally projecting loops and having laterally projecting approximately rectangular extensions spaced from the said loops, and a covering secured to the frame.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa-- ture in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES EDWIN MARTIN. Witnesses:

HUGH B. FLEECE, CHAS. Lnn'r.

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